Mr Orlando
24-12-2007, 12:49 PM
More Xmas Misery As Air Chaos Continues
Thousands of people have had their plans for a last-minute Christmas getaway dashed despite the weekend fog lifting.
The appalling conditions which caused disruption at some of Britain's airports and on the roads has gone, leaving a dull and overcast Christmas Eve.
Britain's busiest airport, Heathrow, was forced to cancel nearly 90 flights on Sunday as the fog refused to clear.
And a further 30 flights from Heathrow, five from Gatwick and six from London City airports have been cancelled today as authorities struggle with the knock on effects.
There are also severe delays on flights running in and out of Heathrow - one from Chicago was five hours behind schedule.
Most of the cancelled flights are short-haul domestic or European services.
Almost 1,000 people stayed in all Heathrow's terminals overnight. They were given blankets and water and food shops stayed open.
At Gatwick, 10 BA flights and five Easyjet flights were cancelled, again with many more delayed.
Fog also affected the roads over the weekend.
The main problem areas were the M1, at junction 29-28, where a lane closure caused a traffic jam, the A34 at Oxford, and the M5, junction 17, where there had been an accident.
A record 3.5 million people are quitting freezing temperatures in the UK and heading abroad this festive season.
Thousands of people have had their plans for a last-minute Christmas getaway dashed despite the weekend fog lifting.
The appalling conditions which caused disruption at some of Britain's airports and on the roads has gone, leaving a dull and overcast Christmas Eve.
Britain's busiest airport, Heathrow, was forced to cancel nearly 90 flights on Sunday as the fog refused to clear.
And a further 30 flights from Heathrow, five from Gatwick and six from London City airports have been cancelled today as authorities struggle with the knock on effects.
There are also severe delays on flights running in and out of Heathrow - one from Chicago was five hours behind schedule.
Most of the cancelled flights are short-haul domestic or European services.
Almost 1,000 people stayed in all Heathrow's terminals overnight. They were given blankets and water and food shops stayed open.
At Gatwick, 10 BA flights and five Easyjet flights were cancelled, again with many more delayed.
Fog also affected the roads over the weekend.
The main problem areas were the M1, at junction 29-28, where a lane closure caused a traffic jam, the A34 at Oxford, and the M5, junction 17, where there had been an accident.
A record 3.5 million people are quitting freezing temperatures in the UK and heading abroad this festive season.